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It was mentioned as a book about the history of bananas in America and its author was interviewed about the fruit's popularity and its journey from a luxury item to a common staple.
She's a cultural historian and the author of Bananas, An American History.
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It was mentioned as a book about the history of bananas in America and its author was interviewed about the fruit's popularity and its journey from a luxury item to a common staple.
She's a cultural historian and the author of Bananas, An American History.
The banana first gained popularity around the time people were just starting to learn about germs and food hygiene.
I found some very interesting menus for very fancy occasions that might have bananas on the menu.
You take a peeled banana, you put mustard on it, you wrap it in a slice of ham and then you bake it in a cream sauce.
I've tried it on two husbands and neither of them could eat it. They thought that was just nasty.